Claude Anet

Born Jean Schopfer in Morges, Switzerland, in 1868, Claude Anet became known as a French-language writer under a pseudonym. He also excelled at tennis, winning the French national championship in 1892, and studied philosophy, art, and literature in Paris.

Anet worked as a journalist and traveled widely before reporting from Russia during World War I and the 1917 Revolution. His writing ranged from novels and plays to travel books, biographies, and historical nonfiction, often blending literary storytelling with his firsthand observations.

Among his notable books are Ariane, A Russian Girl, La Révolution Russe, Mayerling, and Simon Kra, a biography of tennis champion Suzanne Lenglen. He died in Paris in 1931.